Stacking the Shelves

It’s been a pretty awesome week for reading, I’ve gotta say. Exam results next week, so I’m starting to get nervous, though…

Received to review:

Yeees. Here’s hoping Andy Weir’s new book is as entertaining as The Martian!

Bought:

I’ve heard conflicting things about the first two, but they were on sale, so I thought I’d give them a try… and then I did enjoy The Paper Magician, so I bought the sequels.

Finished reading this week:

Yeah, it’s been quite the week for reading! No, I am not fucking kidding. And yes, I really have read all of these, and no, there isn’t a secret to it. I just make the time, often while my wife catches enough zzzs for both of us.

Reviews posted this week:

–NeuroTribes, by Steve Silberman.Interesting exploration of autism and autistic people, though I didn’t always like where it focused and it got a bit rambly. 4/5 stars–Walking on Knives, by Maya Chhabra.I wanted to like this, since it’s a lesbian retelling of The Little Mermaid, but all the epithets instead of names didn’t work for me, and the dubious consent scenes were… gah. 2/5 stars–Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty.A fascinating mystery with a bunch of misfit characters, most of whom were interesting if not exactly loveable. 4/5 stars–Shattered Minds, by Laura Lam.This feels darker and more difficult than the first book, in that the characters are way more messed up, but it’s still a pleasure to read. I really enjoyed it. 4/5 stars

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32 Responses to “Stacking the Shelves”

Now that is an impressive reading week! I think I spend too much time blogging and not enough reading at the moment so I’m inspired to try harder! I have The Martian on my tbr but not sure when I’ll get round to reading it. Hopefully before the end of the year!chucklesthescot recently posted…Chuckles Weekend Roundup

While I cna’t read that many books in one week, I agree it is just a matter of taking the time to do it. I have to wait to pick up kids, and I read while I wait. I also do not watch TV. I am happy for you that you are going to read Artemis! There are very high expectations for this book, so I hope for the author’s sake that he can deliver. Have a wonderful week.Ardis @ Pondering The Prose recently posted…Stacking The Shelves #89 & Sunday Post #52

I don’t watch TV either, except maybe old episodes of Robot Wars (while we eat) or a very few TV shows I watch an episode of now and then — the Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries and the old adaptations of the Peter Wimsey books. It’s so good for making time to read!

Wow I’m quite impressed by the amount of finished books! And here I am still working my way (slowly) through a couple of books. I have to say though, my new Zelda game is taking up quite a lot of my time and I’m not even sad about that.Anna recently posted…Stacking the Shelves: The electronic version

You did have a good reading week. I have Gilded Gage, I just haven’t read it and like you I have heard mixed reviews about it so I’m not in a huge hurry to read it soon. I’ll be on the lookout for your review. Have a wonderful week.Jovita recently posted…Stacking the Shelves #17